Our guide to what you can do in and around the borough this weekend

Rochdale Folk Festival, Heywood 1940’s Day, Littleborough Food and Drink Festival, Bowlee Car Boot Sale, Celine – My Heart Will Go On, Fireground Museum Open Day, Rochdale Artisan Market, Rochdale Ramblers walks, Falinge Park Community Hub Open Day, Heywood Model Railway Group Open Day, Six Week Walking Group, Denim Upcyle Rochdale Challenge, Spark!, Makers Market, Annual Boro’ Brass and exhibitions - lots to do in and around the borough this weekend.

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• Events happening all weekend

 

Rochdale Folk Festival – Rochdale Town Centre, Friday 10 June – Sunday 12 June

Free music from Friday night to Sunday in venues including The Flying Horse Hotel, The Medicine Tap, Hoochi Koochi, and Touchstones Rochdale. There will also be pop up Morris Dancing in locations across Rochdale town centre, as well as folk sessions at The Baum.

View the details of all the venues and performers.

Fireground Museum Open Day – Fireground, Maclure Road
Open 10am - 4pm, Friday 10 and Saturday 11 June

Fire Museum attractions are on show including historic and recent day artifacts.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69513/

Gallery Exhibition: Mixed Media – Littleborough Coach House, Saturday 11 June, 10am – 3pm & Sunday 12 June, 11.30am – 2.30pm

This exhibition consists of Littleborough Arts Society - Mixed Media.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68621/

 

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• Saturday 11 June

Littleborough Food & Drink Festival – Littleborough Centre and shops, 11am – 4pm

Food and drink stalls and live entertainment throughout the day.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68712/

Falinge Park Community Hub Open Day – Falinge park Community Hub, 10am – 2pm

Find out what's on at Falinge Community Park.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69435/

Celine – My Heart Will Go On – Heywood Civic Centre, 7.30pm start

January Butler as Celine Dion with her brilliant live band.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68967/

Rochdale Phoenix Opera Society – Trial by Jury – Bamford Chapel, 7.30pm

Concert version of Gilbert & Sullivans 'Trial by Jury' plus a Spring Memorial Concert.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69237/

Rochdale Artisan Market – Riverside Retail & Leisure Complex, 10am – 4pm

Rochdale Artisan Market returns again to Rochdale Riverside this weekend.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69406/

Denim Upcyle Rochdale Challenge – Rochdale Pioneers Museum, 1pm – 3.30pm

Work with Stitched up Co-operative to give your old denim a new lease of life to help save the planet.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69416/

Heywood Model Railway Group Open Day – Unit 4 Park Works, 10am – 4pm

Monthly open day where donations are kindly accepted.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69572/

Rochdale Ramblers – Saturday Walks - Discovering the Colne Valley, 1pm

Walk distance = 5.5 miles.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69614/

Spark! – Rochdale Town Centre, 12.45pm and 3.15pm

A circus show with splendiferous professional and community performers.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69748/

Annual Heywood 1940’s Day – Heywood Town Centre, 10am – 5pm

1940's Day is back for another year with vintage vehicles, charity stalls and much more.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69755/

CommuniTea Open Day Degree Apprentice – CommuniTea Room, 12pm – 2pm

Open day on Materials Science Degree Apprenticeship opportunities.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69756/

Makers Market – Littleborough Coach House, 10am – 3pm

Unique fragrance burners and candles inspired by travels to South Asia will be sold.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69757/

For a full list of Saturday’s events see the Rochdale Online Events Diary:

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/search?searchvalue=11-06-2022&searchtype=date&Page=1

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• Sunday 12 June

Bowlee Car Boot Sale and Market – Bowlee Community Park, 6am for sellers, 7am for public - 1.30pm

Bowlee Car Boot Sale & Market - one of the biggest in Greater Manchester.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68902/

Friends of Hare Hill Park Band Concert – Boro’ Brass – Hare Hill Park, 3pm – 5pm

Kick back and relax to the sound of a brass band in Hare Hill Park.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69476/

Six week walking group – Blackstone Edge Reservoir via White Holme Reservoir, 1pm

The distance for this walk will be 3 miles.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69047/

Rochdale Ramblers – Sunday Walks – Meet at car park adjacent to the White House Pub, 10am

Holder Stones = 9.5 miles.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69615/

Rochdale Society of Model Engineers – Springfield Park, 1pm – 4pm

Train rides on the miniature railway in the park, all takings donated to Mayor’s charity.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69730/

For a full list of Sunday’s events see the Rochdale Online Events Diary:

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/search?searchvalue=12-06-2022&searchtype=date&Page=1

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